Friday, October 31, 2014

After a valiant
championship journey, Hofstra Women’s
Rugby Club fell to Vassar in the semifinals of the Tri-State Rugby Conference
tournament on Sunday, October 26th. The final score of the match was
27-17, but this is not the end of the road for the team’s 2014 campaign, as
they will take on Marist this weekend for third place. The winner of that game
can apply for an at large bid to nationals – good luck HUWRC!

On Sunday, October
26th, Hofstra Men’s Club Lacrosse
played host to Loyola, SUNY Cortland, and Sacred Heart in a Round Robin
Tournament. A highlight of the day was the Pride’s 6-5 win over Cortland in a
very exciting overtime battle, concluding with a winning goal from Billy
Giannaras.

The weather was beautiful at Shuart Stadium for Hofstra Men's Club Lacrosse Round Robin Tournament on Sunday, October 26th.

Hofstra Equestrian enjoyed a successful home show on Sunday, October
26th at Country Farms in Medford, NY. Julissa Hoogeven rode
beautifully in the intermediate division earning a 2nd place ribbon in
both of her classes. Among a large handful of ribbon-worthy performances for
HUEC, Kierstin Berwick won her novice over fences class and earned a 3rd
place in her first intermediate flat class.

Hofstra Quidditch traveled to Boston on Saturday, October 25th
for the weekend long Northeast Classic. The Flying Dutchmen finished pool play
on day one (2-2) with wins over Clark University, and four year Northeast
Regional Champions, Boston University. Hofstra’s pool was considered the “pool
of death”, but the team managed to place 3rd out of 5. Despite being
short-handed, Hofstra kept up with Northeast heavyweights Tufts and RIT before
falling to them both by one snitch catch. The day ended with a 170-60 win over
Boston Riot. Day Two began with a tough defeat at the hands of QC Boston: The
Massacre, which sent the Pride into the second tier championship bracket.
There, Hofstra beat Harvard 110-70, and went on to face Emerson College where
they were eliminated by a snitch catch. HUQC ended the NE Classic (4-4).

On Saturday, October
25th, Women’s Ultimate
Frisbee traveled to Newark, Delaware for three tough games against the University
of Delaware, Haverford College, and the University of Maryland. The Pride came
away with a13-2 win against UDel, but dropped their two other games. On Sunday,
the team defeated Temple, but suffered losses in their three remaining contests.
The team will next be in action at the Fall Brawl Tournament, which will take
place at Princeton University on the weekend of November 11th.

Hofstra Club Baseball made the trip to Philadelphia to take on
Drexel on Saturday, October 25th.The Pride ended the weekend (1-2) officially, although the second game
is currently under protest. Joe Zapata pitched a 2-hit shut out in game one of
the series, and Ben Lawlor had standout performances in all three games.

Hofstra Club Billiards met at Baldwin Billiards on Sunday, October
26th for a series of matches. The club’s entry of Team Cruchaga came out
victorious in two matches.

Upcoming Club
Sports Events:

-11/2:
Women’s Club Lacrosse Alumni Game, Hofstra @ 12pm

-11/7: 9-Ball
Billiards Tournament, Hof USA @ 5pm

-11/8: Hofstra
Billiards vs. Nassau Community College Billiards,

Hof
USA @ 2pm

-11/8:
Women’s Club Lax v Fairfield, Hofstra @ 1pm

-11/8:
Hofstra Ice Hockey v CCM @ Eisenhower Twin Rinks @ 9pm

For information on how to get involved
with any Hofstra club sports, visit our website: www.hofstra.edu/recreation
and click the ‘club sports’ tab. See you next week!

Monday, October 27, 2014

Hofstra Women’s Rugby
had their most important game of the season on Sunday, October 19th, hosting the
University of Albany in the conference championship qualifier. Coming off of back
to back tough losses, the Pride rallied together in spectacular fashion and
earned their spot in the semifinals with a 36–31 win.

Hofstra Women's Rugby

Hofstra Ice Hockey
hosted Suffolk County Community College in an exciting match up at their new
home rink at Twin Rinks at Eisenhower Park on Saturday, October 18th. The
atmosphere was lively as both the Hofstra Dance Team and Hofstra mascot ‘Kate” were
in attendance to support the Pride. The home side took an early lead and
maintained it, holding a 4-2 lead entering the third period. Suffolk’s depth
off the bench proved to be the difference between the sides, and the Sharks came
away with a 7-4 victory, following a flurry of goals in the last 10 minutes of
play.

Hofstra Crew sent
two boats to the biggest race in the world, the Head of the Charles, in Boston,
Massachusetts. The Pride sent a varsity women’s 4+ boat with Ashley Wilson,
Bianca Pickering, Amanda Korbar, Alex Alicea, and Katie Navarino. The women
placed 55th out 61 with a time of 22:25. The Men’s double entry of
Billy Trotter and Steven Hartman, placed 29th with a time of 21:22.

Hofstra Crew

Women’s Club Lacrosse
wrapped up their non-league portion of their schedule with matchups against
Stony Brook, Fordham and NYU at Stony Brook on Sunday, October 19th.
The Pride fell short to Stony Brook and Fordham but came away with a 7-3 win
over NYU.

For information on how to get involved
with any Hofstra club sports, visit our website: www.hofstra.edu/recreation
and click the ‘club sports’ tab. See you next week!

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Last Saturday Hofstra’s Student Government Association planned and
attended a one day retreat to work on team building and planning for the
2014-2015 academic year.

We started the day off bright and
early, boarding our two yellow school buses and departing from the
student center at 8:30 a.m. with water bottles, fruit, and granola bars
to energize us on our one day adventure. The staff at Project Care met
us at the gate with a warm friendly welcome and we dove right in to
teambuilding activities. First we broke up into three groups and
challenged ourselves on low ropes courses. Each course was different
but the theme was constant: using communication and teamwork to achieve a
common goal. We took a short break for some delicious pizza and salad
and then we jumped into the high ropes course. This course was more
physically and mentally difficult than the first course, but the members
of SGA welcomed the challenge! The Project CARE staff wrapped up our
activities and provided us with takeaways.

The second half of
the retreat brought us back to Hofstra. We regrouped with an energizing
activity and then got down to business. SGA students brainstormed
ideas, engaged in productive discussion, and worked as a team. Overall
the retreat was a huge success and a bonding experience for all!